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LuekuoW Sentinel, 'Wednesday, April 1011996 — Page 3
H.G. Wells
ITHE TIME \
Huron taxpayers coftid tMACIAINE
The education scene
sce 6.8% tax inerease•.. •
Amy Nellands
Preliminary figures
presented, 'by the Huran,
County Board, of
• Education (MBE) indi-
• cate .Huron taxpayers,
could see a i.8 per cent
increase: in edua4t44i.
taxes this.year,
-While the board had
not yet received word
from the province on
• transfer, Paymentreduc-
tions at their April 1
meeting, earlier infortna-
tion indicated the board
• could see a $3 million
, cut,
• "This is within the
range we were. antieipat. "shopping list" of about
said Director Of $1 million in 'spending
• Education Paul Carroll, reductions through per -
adding , that the "win- xnanent sayings of about
• dow" the board was. • $1.7 rnillion in operating
looking at was three to expenditures and through
fivemillion dollars. • special reserves to -.offset
Further impacts .on the retirement gratuities and
• mill rate, include the certain school renovation
basic change to the min- costs, Carrollreported:
istr determined With these reductions,
„Standard Mill Rate, • a "very preliminary" esti-
which will raise the local mate of the property tax
, property tax share -of mill rate increase is about •
education revenues by 6.8percent.
4.1 per -cent. The "An, estimated. 6.8 per
province also expects cent increase is a far cry
local property taxpayers from 11.4 per cent as was
to; pick up a portion of intended to be passed
othe reductions to the per along," said Carroll,
• pupil amount which has If the board was 'to
been calculated to be an.
additional 4.5 Per. cell!
increase on local mill
rates. Au additional 12
per cent increase will
come from, ;he second
' year, phase-in Of adjusted
Assessment EqUalizatiOn
factors as introduced by
the NOP goVernment.
These "provincially
imitosed" property tax
changes total an 11A per
cent impact or the mill
rate, but tF • will
be deCreL 44ough
board spenfaiiis reduc-
tions. The board has pre
Seated a preliminary
•
reduce spending even
further it would mean the
. board would have to co-
• cei "100 per cent board
-
funded" programs such
as. Tech 21, Carroll
• reported, He also made
note that cancellation of
• ministry -funded pro-
grams anal as junior
kindergarten • .would
increase' the local tax
requirement, '
"The board has 'come.
a long way," said Trustee
Don McDonald. "I think
we should look at a few
More reductions before,
the budget is finalized to
help the taxpayers.ont,"
Imposed • spending
reductions of 10 per cent
on central administration
and transportation costs ,
have been incorporated
in these preliminary cal-
culations. Carroll report-
ed that more information
was needed to detennine
what action is needed to
meet the required reduc-
tion for "custodial and.
maintenance services."
•-"We are already at the
11,ottorn of ,the barrel, in
terms of spending," said
Carroll. `‘We do not have
any more elbow room." •
No surprises in provincial
cuts to Bruce Board of
by Pat Halpin
It took until the last
month of the first quarter
but the province has
finally told the Bruce
County Board of
Education what its grants
will•be in 1996.
In an interview after
the board's regular•meet-
ing, Finance Chairman
David Inglis said there-
-
weren't any surprises in
the provincial grant rates
or their effect on the
board's budget.
"It's just a matter of
fine-tuning what we
already knew. I don't
.think there ate too many
changes going to have to
be made," Inglis said.
"We know where the cuts
are at and we're going to
have to do it."
Two 'weeks -ago, the
Finance Committee
received a draft budget
calling for a-1.8 per cent
tax. increase. Business
superintendent Ken
Mann said the draft bud-
get was based on estimat-
ed grant rates. -The
finance committee met
again in a day -long ses-
sion Apt 4 to review the
draft budget in 11011of
the provinces announce-
ment.
"At that poi* I'm sure
we'll begetting closer to
a final position on the
budget," Inglis said,
adding the 'committee
wants to see "all the pic-
ture" before making its,
`decision. -
•
'Meanwhile, parents
and ratepayers are hoping
to' influence the board's
decision on cuts. Inglis
said trustees have
received letters recom-
Mending which programs
to cut or sive, tight of
those letters were the
board's agenda this
•
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the first timein ten years?
Regardless of the cause,
' there is relief for
• aching joints; Muscles,.
, ligaments and tendons. Topical
Analgesics (pain relievers) are
creams, ointments or lotions
that work to sooth your body's
aches and pains. ,
And liow effective are they?
We11, at least one medical
journal says pain relief may
last' from minutes to days when
you combine topical analgesics
•with .cOunterirritation' or
massage. Surprised? I doubt it.
We all know how good it feels
for someone to rub. our aching,
:Persistent pains. In fact, the,
world's' most primitive cultures
use the combination of
counterirritants and massage in
the relief �f pain,
. In fact, massaging a painful
part,'of the body is actually an .
Instincthe action, and like
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„,- also. beneficial. Coinbine.the
incraaseecirCulation and,
• analgesic 'effects.of niaSSage
With th, ioothing sensation of
' alopical artalgesievand the
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"Oa -4- eitteWeatCa ,
ers aide programs, one
pointed out the value: of
co-op education and one
asked for' the elimination
of JR in favor of smaller
class sizes, in other
grades.
"It doegibIlM its' situp
and take notice of what
the people really- want,
and that's good," Inglis
said.
He is pleased to note
the letters show the pub-,
lic understands provin-
cial grant cuts are behind
the board's dilemma but
he wouldn't promise any
prOgram or service will
escape cuts. ,
• "I've said all along
that cuts are going to
• have to be made in praco
tibally every area, so its
not status quo any-
where„!' he said.
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Phannacy Facts "referred" pains' caused by
.• Dave pellow, Umbacb Pharmacy
Counterirritants like -menthol
or camphor are rubbed into the
body and penetrate the skin,
where they come into contact
with pain receptors. While 'the',
physical action of massage
represents a lar0 part of the
treatment,..the medical)* nts
produce additional sensations
of warmth or coolness that'
mask the body's .original
sensatiOn of pain. -
Whether it's caused by
exercise, physical work, "peer
posture, or tension, skeletal
and/or muscle pain is quite
-
u won't be soothed by
topical analgesics. For these
types of organic aches and
' pains, it's best to see your ,
doctor. In addition, while rubs
or lotions may give temporary
relief to arthritis, they won't
cure your ailment, only soothe'
it
• In summary then, temporary
stiffness and muscle pain often
results from physical exertion,
cold; dampness/and drafts.
• While most of -these episodes
are acute and self-limiting, you
can speed your recovery with '
• symptomatic treatment
(rubbing where it hurts), and
by eliminating the cause of
your pain. •
While 'topical analgesics do
little to actually cure, heat or
cool your aches, the sensation
oftemperature seems tobe
„what counts. In the ease.of
counterirritation and body pain
„then, the rule of thumb is
simple and .straightforward. If %
it feels good, d� it. ' •
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Pharmacists...
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Comirion, and In, any case, AVV4y
coUnterirritatiori , with osirs.„-,
ointments like A.53$ or Deep II -AZ
Cold can be very effective, Be
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advised 'however„ that
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